Occasionally, I’ve come across something so stunningly beautiful that it stops me in my tracks – such was the case with Silvana Kane’s “Cruces” off her debut solo effort, La Jardinera. Born in Lima, Peru, Kane’s […]
YACHT remixed the Stepkids’ “Sweet Salvation,” and turned it to a slickly produced, 80s-sounding electro jam – the remix reminds me a lot of the Tom Tom Club and of the Talking Heads. Yeah, it’s […]
Lady from Shanghai which Fire Records will be releasing in January 2013, marks two important milestones for the legendary Pere Ubu – it’s the first full-length album from the band, and 2013 marks the 35th […]
San Francisco-based band Maus Haus recently released their latest EP, Light Noise through Lavish Habits Records. The band’s sound has been compared to Krafwerk, Beach Boys, and Sonic Youth – in other words expect glitchy, swirling, […]
New York-based trio, Pearl and the Beard have received a ton of praise from the Wall Street Journal, NYLON and others, and once you hear their charming and unique blend of pop, folk and soul, you’ll see […]
My Radio started through a certain level serendipity – the serendipity that seems to behind the formation of most bands. While in Southwest Virginia, singer/songwriter JP Powell (formerly of Boston-area bands Chauncey, Bleu, and My […]
Hailing from Adelaide, Australia and now based in New York, Craig Dermody who performs under the moniker Scott and Charlene’s Wedding, writes songs that deal with things a lot of us can be familiar with […]
a Q&A with Irata
Back in 2010, the Greensboro, NC-based trio Irata released their impressive self-titled full-length debut, which landed on this site’s best of list that year. The band released the follow-up to the effort, Vultures, earlier this […]
Producer Rafael Fauria, singer/songwriter Honey Owens, and dance Ryan Boyle formed the Miracles Club back in 2008 and since their formation, the Miracles Club have a reputation for creating a sound that harkens back to […]
Diamond Version is the collaborative project of German-based label, Raster-Noton heads Byetone and Alva Noto. And as solo artists and as members of Diamond Version, both Noto and Byetone have developed a reputation for releasing […]
Based in Colorado by way of Brooklyn and Vermont, rapper Burntmd teams up with DJ Grazzhoppa on “Together,” the first single from the rappers forthcoming The Green Invasion album which is slated to drop in December. Considering […]
Album Review: Irata’s Vultures
Irata Vultures Silber Records Release Date: November 1, 2012 Track Listing 1. Old Smoker 2. Keepers Maker 3. Deluge 4. Miser 5. Serpents Personnel Jason Ward – drums, synths and vocals Jon Case […]
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Derrick Boyd and partner/vocalist Zoe Presnick comprise the San Francisco, CA-based techno act, Tone of Arc. Boyd has been around the global and domestic electronic dance music scene but after hooking up […]
In a previous post, I discussed the Brooklyn-based Afro-Dub act, Super Hi-Fi, and I mentioned the Josh Roseman Unit, and the reason why is pretty simple – the Josh Roseman Unit is one of the […]
With the exception of New Orleans jazz, the trombone is sadly relegated to the forgotten instrument status – after all, it’s not like everyone is waiting for the funky trombone solo during one of Springsteen’s […]